Friday, August 24
Cleveland, OH
7:30 a.m.
Montana State University
vs
Canisius
Carina Lehto connects with Kelsie White
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
CATS OPEN 2018 SEASON AT CLEVELAND STATE INVITATIONAL
8/23/2018 2:31:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Montana State volleyball team will open its 2018 campaign this weekend at the Cleveland State Invitational in Ohio. The Bobcats will get started early facing Canisius, Friday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 a.m.
MONTANA STATE MATCH NOTES
CATS OPEN 2018 SEASON AT CLEVELAND STATE INVITATIONAL
The Montana State volleyball team will open its 2018 campaign this weekend at the Cleveland State Invitational in Ohio. The Bobcats will get started early facing Canisius, Friday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 a.m. (MT). MSU will face host Cleveland State at 5 p.m., before wrapping up tournament play against Binghamton on Saturday at 9 a.m. All matches will be played in CSU's Woodling Gym.
Live stats only this weekend at csuvikings.com
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND'S OPPONENTS:
Canisius went 10-18 overall last fall and were 8-10 in Metro Atlantic Conference action. The Golden Griffins return nine letterwinners, including three starters. Cleveland State, who posted a 22-8 mark last year, is the preseason pick to win the Horizon League. The Vikings are the three-time defending Horizon League champions and return two all-league performers. Binghamton was picked fourth in the preseason America East poll. The Bearcats return Gaby Alicea who was the America East Player of the Year, last fall.
Opponent: Canisius College (3,196)
Nickname: Golden Griffins
Head Coach: Lenika Vazquez
2017 Record: 10-18 overall; 8-10/7th MAAC
Opponent: Cleveland State (17,323)
Nickname: Vikings
Head Coach: Chuck Voss
2017 Record: 22-8 overall; 13-3/1st Horizon League
Opponent: Binghamton (17,292)
Nickname: Bearcats
Head Coach: Glenn Kiriyama
2017 Record: 12-15 overall; 8-4/2nd America East
SIDE OUTS:
* Montana State is 21-17 all-time in season-openers and 2-3 over the past five seasons
* The Bobcats last season-opening win came in 2016 with a 3-1 decision over Tulane
* MSU returns just one senior to the squad in Natalie Passeck, a 5-11 outside hitter
* Passeck is close to becoming the 16th member of the 1,000-kill club with 759 kills
* Libero Allyssa Rizzo had 462 digs last year, the 3rd best at MSU in a single-season
* Rizzo is close to becoming the 9th member of the 1,000-dig club with 844 career digs
* Thirteen of MSU's 17 rostered players have been in the program two years or less
* The last tournament title for MSU came last year at the Utah State Invitational
CATS OPEN 2018 SEASON AT CLEVELAND STATE INVITATIONAL
The Montana State volleyball team will open its 2018 campaign this weekend at the Cleveland State Invitational in Ohio. The Bobcats will get started early facing Canisius, Friday, Aug. 24 at 7:30 a.m. (MT). MSU will face host Cleveland State at 5 p.m., before wrapping up tournament play against Binghamton on Saturday at 9 a.m. All matches will be played in CSU's Woodling Gym.
Live stats only this weekend at csuvikings.com
A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND'S OPPONENTS:
Canisius went 10-18 overall last fall and were 8-10 in Metro Atlantic Conference action. The Golden Griffins return nine letterwinners, including three starters. Cleveland State, who posted a 22-8 mark last year, is the preseason pick to win the Horizon League. The Vikings are the three-time defending Horizon League champions and return two all-league performers. Binghamton was picked fourth in the preseason America East poll. The Bearcats return Gaby Alicea who was the America East Player of the Year, last fall.
Opponent: Canisius College (3,196)
Nickname: Golden Griffins
Head Coach: Lenika Vazquez
2017 Record: 10-18 overall; 8-10/7th MAAC
Opponent: Cleveland State (17,323)
Nickname: Vikings
Head Coach: Chuck Voss
2017 Record: 22-8 overall; 13-3/1st Horizon League
Opponent: Binghamton (17,292)
Nickname: Bearcats
Head Coach: Glenn Kiriyama
2017 Record: 12-15 overall; 8-4/2nd America East
SIDE OUTS:
* Montana State is 21-17 all-time in season-openers and 2-3 over the past five seasons
* The Bobcats last season-opening win came in 2016 with a 3-1 decision over Tulane
* MSU returns just one senior to the squad in Natalie Passeck, a 5-11 outside hitter
* Passeck is close to becoming the 16th member of the 1,000-kill club with 759 kills
* Libero Allyssa Rizzo had 462 digs last year, the 3rd best at MSU in a single-season
* Rizzo is close to becoming the 9th member of the 1,000-dig club with 844 career digs
* Thirteen of MSU's 17 rostered players have been in the program two years or less
* The last tournament title for MSU came last year at the Utah State Invitational
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